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Title: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: hangdawg on April 26, 2011, 04:03:03 AM

hi avast shields are blocking firefox 6  but ive been using firefox 6 nightly for a few weeks  but a update to firefox  know it wont start   but  if i  dis-able  avast sheilds  it works great

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: meepo88 on April 26, 2011, 07:32:26 AM

What are you talking about?! Firefox 6 isnt released.. version 4 was released recently..

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: Ashish Singh on April 26, 2011, 08:52:47 AM

Quote from: meepo88 on April 26, 2011, 07:32:26 AM

What are you talking about?! Firefox 6 isnt released.. version 4 was released recently..

I think he meant avast 6...


@hangdawg.... Can you plz tell us which firewall u r using wats the firefox version and any other security program previously installed???

Regards
Ash

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: Hermite15 on April 26, 2011, 09:07:01 AM

no ::) , he meant Firefox 6 (google is your friend guys)

 @the OP: the blocking has nothing to do with FF6 +  Avast, it's a purely Avast issue (when it happens), attempt a repair or a re-install of Avast +  get rid of any other security sofwtare that you may have.

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: Zyndstoff (aka Steven Gail) on April 26, 2011, 09:39:44 AM

Quote from: logos on April 26, 2011, 09:07:01 AM

no ::) , he meant Firefox 6 (google is your friend guys)

 @the OP: the blocking has nothing to do with FF6 +  Avast, it's a purely Avast issue (when it happens), attempt a repair or a re-install of Avast +  get rid of any other security sofwtare that you may have.

...at least one resonable man.  ;D

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: hangdawg on April 26, 2011, 05:03:15 PM

    hi  i  un-installed avast then re-installed it  still have the same problem  heres  the firefox  version

      http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4623/snap20110426095617001.png    hers the pop-up box that explains the problem


      http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/8994/snap20110426101008001.png       the only way to use firefox is to dis-able the avast sheilds  when the avast sheilds are off firefox loads and works like it should do you have anymore ideas  as id hate to use a different anti-virus i  tried avira after un-installing  avast and firefox works works perfect  but i dont like avira    thanks

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: hangdawg on April 26, 2011, 05:35:30 PM

 hi  i solved my own problem it was the behavioral shield causing it  so i went into settings and excluded it works fine now thanks

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: Nesivos on April 26, 2011, 06:08:02 PM

To download Firefox 6.0 x64 go here.

Click on Windows 64-bit

https://nightly.mozilla.org/

Title: Re: avast blocking firefox 6 64 bit
Post by: Hermite15 on April 26, 2011, 08:42:09 PM

Quote from: Nesivos on April 26, 2011, 06:08:02 PM

To download Firefox 6.0 x64 go here.

Click on Windows 64-bit

https://nightly.mozilla.org/

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